Amsterdam By Neighborhood

Oude Zijd

Most accommodations are concentrated in the Red Light District and Nieuwe Zijd, leaving the Oude Zijd with slim pickings. However, it's here that you can find two of the city's best and most affordable ...more

Red Light District

Lined with popular hotels and hostels, Warmoesstraat is great if you're looking for a place with a bustling backpacker atmosphere. While the prices here vary seasonally as they do in most of the city's ...more

Nieuwe Zijd

The Nieuwe Zijd is packed with accommodations, making it easy to stumble straight from Centraal Station into your room. Hotels here tend to be pricey for what you're getting. Luckily, top-notch hostels ...more

Scheepvaartbuurt

Frederic Rent-a-Bike, Brouwersgracht 78 (☎ 062 455 09; www.frederic.nl), Three amazing, homey rooms, each named after a different artist, sit at the back of Frederic's bike rental shop. The Picasso and ...more

Canal Ring West

Raadhuisstraat is a row of hotel after hotel, making it a great place to try and find a room if everywhere else is full. For a quieter and more picturesque location, try one of the places in the Nine Streets ...more

Central Canal Ring

Despite the neighborhood's slim hotel pickings, the Central Canal Ring is an excellent place to call home. You'll be close to Museumplein, Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein, and the Nieuwe Zijd—pretty ...more

Leidseplein

The best hotels in the Leidseplein are found down Marnixstraat and around the bend of the Leidsekade. Backstage Hotel, Leisegracht 114 (☎ 062 440 44; www.backstagehotel.com), We at Let's Go may not ...more

Rembrandtplein

Rembrandtplein's reputation as a popular nightspot can be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, living here means it's easy to stumble home after a long night; on the other, prices and noise levels ...more

Jordaan

If you want to live like a local but not commute like one, camp out here. Shelter Jordaan, Bloemstraat 179 (☎ 062 447 17; www.shelter.nl), Smaller and in a quieter location than its sister hostel ...more

Westerpark And Oud-West

Westerpark is almost exclusively residential and has relatively few accommodations. The section of the Oud-West closest to the Leidseplein has a smattering of small hotels that put you in close proximity ...more

Museumplein And Vondelpark

You can get your hostel fix without having to face the noise and crowds of the Centrum at one of Vondelpark's two excellent backpacker options. Hotels in the neighborhood are removed from the city's best ...more

De Pijp

Though far from the city's true center, De Pijp has character and easy transport options, making it the perfect place to see what it's like to be the hip, young thing living in an up-and-coming 'hood. ...more

Jodenbuurt And Plantage

Slightly removed from the city center (though in pocket-sized Amsterdam you're never really far from anything), these establishments will make for a more tranquil and local-feeling stay. Bridge Hotel ...more